psychotherapy techniques

Question 1

repetition

Answer 1

repeat exact words

Question 2

restatement

Answer 2

change words slightly from what patient said

Question 3

transition

Answer 3

change topic

Question 4

redirection

Answer 4

re-orient patient to topic

Question 5

limit setting

Answer 5

use time effectively

Question 6

confrontation

Answer 6

expose something the patient is denying

Question 7

setting traps

Answer 7

negating patient’s problems: “you said you were not productive but you’ve done so much today”

Question 8

Used by clinicians to identify patterns of thinking and underlying beliefs, both adaptive and maladaptive

Answer 8

Socratic questioning

Question 9

Thoughts and feelings explored in depth

Answer 9

Guided discovery

Question 10

Technique to use when Sam has COPD but does not wish to stop smoking as he says it helps him deal with stress

Answer 10

Motivational interviewing

Question 11

Jeremy continues to use benzos whilst on opioid substitution. He’s requesting takeaway doses of methadone - therapy used?

Answer 11

Contingency management

Question 12

A business man is extremely anxious during public speaking because he believes others can see his nervousness. He’s encouraged to view a video of himself speaking when nervous and to look for external signs of anxiety - what’s the therapeutic option?

Answer 12

Behavioural experiment

Question 13

Technique to resolve ambivalence

Answer 13

Pros and cons